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to wave (hand)
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I wave |
| você, ele, ela | you wave; he/she waves |
| nós | we wave |
| a gente | we wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) wave; they wave |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am waving |
| você, ele, ela | you are waving; he/she is waving |
| nós | we are waving |
| a gente | we are waving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are waving; they are waving |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was waving |
| você, ele, ela | you were waving; he/she was waving |
| nós | we were waving |
| a gente | we were waving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were waving; they were waving |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I waved |
| você, ele, ela | you waved; he/she waved |
| nós | we waved |
| a gente | we waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) waved; they waved |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to wave |
| você, ele, ela | you used to wave; he/she used to wave |
| nós | we used to wave |
| a gente | we used to wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to wave; they used to wave |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been waving |
| você, ele, ela | you have been waving; he/she has been waving |
| nós | we have been waving |
| a gente | we have been waving |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been waving; they have been waving |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had waved |
| você, ele, ela | you had waved; he/she had waved |
| nós | we had waved |
| a gente | we had waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had waved; they had waved |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had waved |
| você, ele, ela | you had waved; he/she had waved |
| nós | we had waved |
| a gente | we had waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had waved; they had waved |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will wave |
| você, ele, ela | you will wave; he/she will wave |
| nós | we will wave |
| a gente | we will wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will wave; they will wave |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have waved |
| você, ele, ela | you will have waved; he/she will have waved |
| nós | we will have waved |
| a gente | we will have waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have waved; they will have waved |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to wave |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to wave; he/she is going to wave |
| nós | we are going to wave |
| a gente | we are going to wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to wave; they are going to wave |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to wave |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to wave; he/she was going to wave |
| nós | we were going to wave |
| a gente | we were going to wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to wave; they were going to wave |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would wave |
| você, ele, ela | you would wave; he/she would wave |
| nós | we would wave |
| a gente | we would wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would wave; they would wave |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have waved |
| você, ele, ela | you would have waved; he/she would have waved |
| nós | we would have waved |
| a gente | we would have waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have waved; they would have waved |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I wave |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you wave; (that) he/she waves |
| nós | (that) we wave |
| a gente | (that) we wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) wave; (that) they wave |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I waved |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you waved; (if) he/she waved |
| nós | (if) we waved |
| a gente | (if) we waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) waved; (if) they waved |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have waved |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have waved; (that) he/she has waved |
| nós | (that) we have waved |
| a gente | (that) we have waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have waved; (that) they have waved |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had waved |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had waved; (that) he/she had waved |
| nós | (that) we had waved |
| a gente | (that) we had waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had waved; (that) they had waved |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I wave |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you wave; (when/if) he/she waves |
| nós | (when/if) we wave |
| a gente | (when/if) we wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) wave; (when/if) they wave |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have waved |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have waved; (when/if) he/she has waved |
| nós | (when/if) we have waved |
| a gente | (when/if) we have waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have waved; (when/if) they have waved |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | wave! |
| nós | let's wave! |
| vocês, eles, elas | wave! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not wave! |
| nós | let's not wave! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not wave! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to wave |
| você, ele, ela | for you to wave; for him/her to wave |
| nós | for us to wave |
| a gente | for us to wave |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to wave; for them to wave |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have waved |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have waved; for him/her to have waved |
| nós | for us to have waved |
| a gente | for us to have waved |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have waved; for them to have waved |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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